What the world will notice
Three attributes that universally define a leader include ‘nigah bulund’ (vision), ‘sukhan dilnawaz’ (a capability to touch the hearts through his words), and ‘jaan pursoz’ (empathy and sympathy). Hardly anyone…
Civilian nuclear technology
As part of a high-level strategic dialogue between Pakistan and the United States held in Washington DC last week, Pakistan has, once again, sought access to civilian nuclear technology. Pakistani…
Economic anxiety
Pakistan's economic anxiety does not increase with only bad macro and micro indicators. Neither is it dependent on the loans that we get from the IMF and the WB. These…
Key to climate deal lies outside the UN arena: analysts
The marathon effort to forge a world pact on climate change now hinges on what happens outside the UN arena in the coming months, analysts said after another faltering negotiation…
Exorcising the budget
The yearly Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Pakistan 129th out of 144 countries in 2014-15, this compares with 133rd out of 148…
South Asia should prepare now for the next disaster
About 9,000 lives have been lost to the devastating earthquake in Nepal on April 25 and the powerful aftershock on May 12. A conference in Kathmandu on June 25 will…
South Asia should prepare now for the next disaster
About 9,000 lives have been lost to the devastating earthquake in Nepal on April 25 and the powerful aftershock on May 12. A conference in Kathmandu on June 25 will…
What are our priorities?
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) report on Pakistan's economy after its seventh review under the ongoing EFF arrangement is optimistic about macroeconomic stabilisation being well under way, and the threat…
Water crisis in Karachi: Old issues needing a new look
Like energy, managers of economy tend to keep the issues under the carpet till a full blown crisis is on board - history of Karachi water crisis is spanned over…
Our nuclear trajectory
Nuclear weapons are generally believed to be ‘weapons of deterrence’ rather than ‘weapons of war’. However, despite the fact that many strategic experts uphold this view, the first use of…
